Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:38–40

38You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. 39You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. 40You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.

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Deuteronomy 28:38

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will sowתּוֹצִ֣יאtō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
muchרַ֖בraḇAdjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
seedזֶ֥רַעze·ra‘Noun - masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הhaś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
but harvestתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte·’ĕ·sōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
littleוּמְעַ֣טū·mə·‘aṭConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH4592 a little, fewness, a few
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the locustsהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃hā·’ar·behArticle; Noun - masculine singularH697 locust
will consume itיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyaḥ·sə·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2628 finish off, consume

Deuteronomy 28:39

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will plantתִּטַּ֖עtiṭ·ṭa‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5193 strike, fix, plant
and cultivateוְעָבָ֑דְתָּwə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםkə·rā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3754 vineyard
but will neitherלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙ṯiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
the wineוְיַ֤יִןwə·ya·yinConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3196 wine
norוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רṯe·’ĕ·ḡōrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH103 gather
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
wormsהַתֹּלָֽעַת׃hat·tō·lā·‘aṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8438 worm, scarlet stuff
will eat themתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּṯō·ḵə·len·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH398 eat

Deuteronomy 28:40

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You will haveיִהְי֥וּyih·yūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
olive treesזֵיתִ֛יםzê·ṯîmNoun - masculine pluralH2132 olive-tree, olive
throughoutבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
your territoryגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָgə·ḇū·le·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1366 border, boundary, territory
but will neverלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
anointתָס֔וּךְṯā·sūḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5480 pour in anointing, anoint
yourself with oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙wə·še·menConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
becauseכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the olivesזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zê·ṯe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2132 olive-tree, olive
will drop offיִשַּׁ֖לyiš·šalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5394 slip or drop off

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Deuteronomy 28:38 Haggai 1:6 · Joel 1:4 · Micah 6:15 · Joel 2:25 · Amos 4:9

Deuteronomy 28:40 Micah 6:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.